Assertion :H3BO3 is monobasic Lewis acid but its salt Na3BO3 exists. Reason: H3BO3 reacts with NaOH to give Na3BO3 in ethyl alcohol.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct, but Reason is incorrect
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D
Assertion is incorrect, but Reason is correct
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion Inspite of the fact that Boric acid H3BO3 being a monobasic lewis acid, it's salt Na3BO3 exists.